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1 Philosophy of Set Theory A Pragmatistic View Yang Rui Zhi Department of Philosophy Peking University September 15, 2011 Yang Rui Zhi (PKU) Philosophy of Set Theory 15 Sep / 15

2 Outline 1 A Pragmatistic View on the Philosophy of Mathematics 2 Universe and Multiverse Multiverse Axioms Yang Rui Zhi (PKU) Philosophy of Set Theory 15 Sep / 15

3 Pragmatism Pragmatism is introduced to solve dilemmas Basic Rule of Pragmatism The meaning of concept, statement or opinion should be clarified by considering their practical consequences Remark: Epistemological puzzle: experience The way to Ethical judgement Yang Rui Zhi (PKU) Philosophy of Set Theory 15 Sep / 15

4 Mathematics Provide Knowledge Question If mathematical truths are analytic, does mathematics still gives knowledge? If mathematics gives knowledge, what form the knowledge is presented in? My Answer: The knowledge is given in the following form: There exists (constructively) a sequence witnessing the fact: Λ L φ Yang Rui Zhi (PKU) Philosophy of Set Theory 15 Sep / 15

5 Absoluteness of Mathematical Achievements A mathematical achievement will never fade away even the axioms are no longer recognized, Russell s Paradox even the underground logic is discarded, Intuitionistic Logic even the subject itself is out of the stage Gödel s coding The structure of practical consequences is atomic Yang Rui Zhi (PKU) Philosophy of Set Theory 15 Sep / 15

6 Philosophy gives Programs Frege s Program Motivation: Logicism; Consequences: formalization of predicate logic and axiomatization of set theory Hilbert s Program Motivation: Formalism and Finitism; Consequences: proof theory, Gödel s Incompleteness theorem Other program based on constructivism intuitionistic analysis, finitistic mathematics Yang Rui Zhi (PKU) Philosophy of Set Theory 15 Sep / 15

7 Gödel s Program The phenomenons of incompleteness Realism Large cardinals The well-ordering of large cardinals What large cardinals can do: consistency, V L, PD, etc What large cardinals cannot do: CH Inner model program Bad news: It is extremely hard to move up Good news: Ultimate L Yang Rui Zhi (PKU) Philosophy of Set Theory 15 Sep / 15

8 Friedman s Program Find simple (Π 0 2 or even Π0 1 ) and natural (non-metamathematical, eg consistency) arithmetical statements that require strong systems to settle Yang Rui Zhi (PKU) Philosophy of Set Theory 15 Sep / 15

9 Philosophy Predicts Definition (Reinhardt 1967) κ is a Reinhardt cardinal if there exists an non-trivial elementary embedding j : V V such that the critical point of j is κ Theorem (Kunen 1971) Ạssuming AC There is no Reinhardt cardinal Open Problem Ẉhether ZF + Reinhardt cardinal is consistent Realism predicts it is inconsistent Yang Rui Zhi (PKU) Philosophy of Set Theory 15 Sep / 15

10 Philosophy Sets Barriers Russell s ramified type theory and Gödel s L What if the V = Ultimate L? Yang Rui Zhi (PKU) Philosophy of Set Theory 15 Sep / 15

11 The Universe View Universe and Multiverse Multiverse Axioms The universe view is the traditional realistic view on set theory It holds that the universe consists of all sets, and we are supposed to explore in the universe and uncover the the truths of it ZF, AC, and even large cardinals are considered as our discovery of the universe Mathematicians observation of the universe can be wrong as physicists can be wrong of the physical universe Yang Rui Zhi (PKU) Philosophy of Set Theory 15 Sep / 15

12 The Multiverse View Universe and Multiverse Multiverse Axioms The Multiverse View Ṭhere are many set-theoretic universes In other words, there are numerous distinct concepts of set, no just one absolute concept of set The Multiverse view is claimed to be a realism, a second order realism about universes Yang Rui Zhi (PKU) Philosophy of Set Theory 15 Sep / 15

13 Arguments Against Universe Universe and Multiverse Multiverse Axioms Mathematical History: Irrational number Complex number Non-Euclidean geometry The fact that we are so familiar with living in different universes of set theory makes it impossible to settle problems like CH as the universe view hopes Yang Rui Zhi (PKU) Philosophy of Set Theory 15 Sep / 15

14 Universe and Multiverse Multiverse Axioms Multiverse Axioms (Hamkins, Gitman) Inner models are exists as a universe Forcing extensions are exists as a universe For each universe V, there exists a taller universe W such that V is an initial segment of W Every universe is countable from the perspective of another universe Every universe is ill-founded from the perspective of another universe For every universe V and every embedding j : V M, there exists a universe W and an embedding h such that j is the iterate of h: W h V j M Every universe V is a countable transitive model in another universe satisfying V = L Yang Rui Zhi (PKU) Philosophy of Set Theory 15 Sep / 15

15 Universe and Multiverse Multiverse Axioms The Consistency of Multiverse Axioms Theorem Gitman, Hamkins If ZFC is consistent, then the Multiverse Axioms are consistent Actually, if there exists a model of ZFC, then the collection of countable computably-saturated models of ZFC satisfies all the multiverse axioms Trick in the proof Yang Rui Zhi (PKU) Philosophy of Set Theory 15 Sep / 15

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